Plaque
Tray
NA1826
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Yungyapu |
| Object Number | NA1826 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi | Oraibi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa | Oraibi |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Yucca | Rabbit Brush | Sumac |
| Technique | Basketry | Wicker | Woven | Plaited |
| Iconography | Katsina | Kachina |
| Description | Large, circular wicker plaque/tray. Rabbit brush weft and sumac warp. 18 rod warps in center, augmented, finished with mainly three rods. Rim bound with yucca. Design of multicolored (green, red, brown, dark blue, black) Shalako or Butterfly Maiden (Palhik Mana) Katsina. Tableta headdress formed above Katsina in dark blue, green, yellow, and red. |
| Height | 3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 37.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of F. S. Plimpton, 1907 |
| Other Number | 285 - Plimpton Number | 285/14 - Plimpton Number |
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